Fishing reel



May 5, 1953 H. PHILLIPS FISHING REEL Filegi Jan. 10, 1951 INVENTOR.

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ATTURNEYK Patented May 5, 1953 UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE The present invention relates to fishing reels and the primary object of the invention is to provide a reel with means to prevent back-lash in casting. Many devices have been suggested to overcome back-lash, which is principally due to the fact that in casting, when the Weighted end of the line reaches the water, overrunning of the line occurs on the reel, with consequent tangling, since there is nothing to retard the momentum of the reel.

The present invention, which is an improvement upon my application, Serial No. leQAZO,

filed March 13, 1950, now abandoned, provides a simple construction for eliminating back-lash and also affords a rigid device which is not deteriorated by use or by exposure to weather.

The present invention may be incorporated in reels of conventional structure without substantial modification of the same and may be embodied in an entirely new reel structure.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is aplan view;

Figure 2 is a central vertical section on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a central vertical section on the line 33 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a detail sectional View on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary section of a modified form of the invention.

The invention may be embodied with all types of conventional reel structures of which an ex ample is illustrated in Figure 1. Such reels comprise a winding drum I ll upon which the line H is coiled, as shown. The drum, at one end thereof, as shown in Figure 5, is provided with an integral extension l2 which is circular and hollow. The outer cylindrical surface of this extension l2, as shown in Figures 2, 3 and 4, constitutes a brake drum, as will be later described. The drum is mounted for rotation, as usual, on a suitable shaft or stem l3, which en gages in suitable openings in the frame members 14 and [5 on opposite sides of the reel, as shown in detail in Figure 5. In the present instance, the frame member I4 is connected as by screws to the conventional frame member Ma of the reel, but this latter may be omitted and the frame member l4 used alone.

Mounted in the inwardly opening recess 16 in the frame member I4 is an arcuate brake shoe ll, as shown in Figures 3 and 5, the brake shoe being pivotally and slidably connected at one end, as at It, to a lever I9, which is pivotally connected at 23 in a peripheral slot 2! of the member It, as shown in Figure 3.

At its outer end, the lever I3 is rigidly connected to a bar 22, as shown in Figure l, which extends across the reel.

Referring to Figure 4, the pivotal connection 23 for the lever l9 may be of any suitable form, but preferably includes the screw 23, having its threaded end 23 received in the threaded opening 23 in the fixed guide bar 26. At its opposite end, the guide bar 23 is held in position by the engagement of a countersunk screw 21 engaging in the threaded opening 28' of the bar. The bar 23, at this opposite end, forms a pivotal mounting for a. lever 28 which carries the other end of the bar 22, as shown at 23. It will be observed at this point that the bar 22 is a fishing linev engaging bar, being pivotally mounted upon the bar 26 at one end and the screw 23 at the opposite end by thelever 19 which has its inner end pivotally connected to the brake shoe, as shown at I 8.

Referring to Figure 3, the brake shoe [1 is arcuately formed, being provided with a metal or fibre backing 33 and a braking liner 3|, suitably adhered to the inner surface of the shoe. At one end, the brake shoe is pivotally mounted by means of the screw 32 which has its threaded end engaged in the inner wall of the frame member I4. Bearing upon the outer surface of the shoe I1, adjacent its pivotal connection 32, is a coil spring 33 which is held in place and suitably guided by the screw 34 mounted in the flange portion 35 of the frame member [4. This construction always maintains the brake shoe with its brake lining in engagement with the brake drum [2, unless a force is exerted greater than the pressure of the spring 33. At its opposite end, the brake shoe I! has a laterally extending pin or projection 33 which engages in the slotted end 31 of the lever l9, whereby the lever has both a pivotal and sliding engagement with the pin 36.

Referring to Figure 6, the retaining guide screw 34 is omitted and the spring 33 is retained in position by a screw 38 having an enlarged head 33 and the inner wall surface of the flange 35 of the frame member l4.

While in Figure 3, I have illustrated a brake shoe having the lining 3|, other types of braking elements may be used, as illustrated in Figure 6, where a brake liner composition is utilized alone and the brake shoe backing 30 is omitted.

In the operation of the invention, as when a fisherman is casting, the pressure of the fishin line as it feeds out causes the bar 22 to rotate and rotation of the bar 22 moves the lever 19, which, being pivoted upon the screw 23, draws the brake shoe outwardly against the action of the spring 33 and away from engagement with the brake drum l2, whereby the reel and the fishing line thereon will be free running. When, however the sinker and bait strike thewaten the tension is relieved, and the spring 33 instantaneously moves the brake shoe into engagement with the drum I2, thereby to avoid overrunning of the line on the reel and back-lash of the line.

This is accomplished because the release of tena sion, occasioned by the sinker and b ait lstrilging the water, permits the spring to instantly eirert its full pressure to apply the braking action-,aue to the lack of tension on the line.

Referring to Figure l, atbracing or rein bar All is connected at one ,end to the lever 19 and at its other enidto the lever2 8.

The bar 22 constit tes the fishing line tags ri'f member, for operating the brake' beinglmpun ed for rotating movement by reason of its ap ing frame members; a one piece spoolwhavi integral 7 circular brake drurn extension L at e end;. the first of 'saidfraine memberis liav t V inwardly. facing. bral re rdrum, enclosi'g fl e, the second of rsaidirameflmernb'ers' i,having outwardly facing gear train encas'ing flangeigan arcuate, wbrake shoe -hav,in g. .one ,end piyotally merit d at an r t-{t 111611515 11=? .9$ $Filqpmk i mfi l .r. a 5; a coil spring in compressed engagement between mien-e said brake shoe and said brake drum enclosing frame and disposed radially with respect to the said spool, said spring having one end engaging said brake drum enclosing flange and the other end engaging said brake shoe; a first lever pivotally mounted on said first frame member and pivotally and slidably connected with the free end of said brake shoe by means of a laterally extending pin in the end of the brake shoe and a pin receiving yoke at the bralie shoe engaging end of said lever, said lever extending radially substantially beyond the confines of said frame members; a second lever pivotally mount-ed on said second frame member extending radially and substantially beyond the confines of said fraiiie liir'nbersfsaid second lever being parallel to .said fi'rst lever; and a fish line engaging bar mounted'ttransversely between said levers in a position to be engagednby a line leaving the spool so as to actuate said levers to disengage said brake shoe fr'orn's'aid brake drum l: wher ei n'is'aid coil spring is positioned by a radix ally disposed screw extending inwardly through said brake drum enclosing flange.

fishingreeloi the type described in claim 1 wherein said coil springis'positioned by a radi- I IARRY PHILLIPS.

Itefcrences cigare te are of this patent v UNITEosfrATEs PATENTS Number-q vName .Date

496,654 Heskett May 2, 1893- soesregpmsms t e Great Britain Sept. 28, 1905 4 6 France l Mar. 20, 1935 a Addition to No. 773,025 38,168 France Apr. 20', 1931 Addition to No; 579,018

"shin'g reel of the type described in ca rn 

